Steps to Launching a Successful Business:

1. Preparation

Before investing significant time, energy and dollars into your business, it is critical to evaluate the potential of the business you have in mind.

• Your Idea
• Your Market
• Yourself

2. Planning

Once you decide to move forward, it is time to make some critical choices and build your plan of action (business plan).

• Critical Choices
  • Name
  • Legal Formation
  • Location
  • Team
• Components
  • Finance
  • Operations
  • Marketing

3. Execution

At this point you should be ready to transact business. This is where you’ll put those plans to the test.

• Implementation
• Continuous Improvement

For help working through this process, check out these resources:

• Business Oregon
• Lane Small Business Development Center
• Onward Eugene
• Oregon RAIN
• SCORE Willamette